Date: April 1st, 2007

Fannie Mae renounces its government charter

1 April, 2007 (10:49) | Uncategorized |

In a bold stroke that caught the financial world by surprise, Fannie Mae today announced that it had canceled its government charter.
 

 
 
“Ever since we reported multi-billion-dollar writedowns,” said CEO Daniel Mudd, “we’ve been under a cloud with Congress.  We’ve been on our best behavior, not misbehaving at all, but despite two years of contrition, […]